Ideas and Thoughts» handhelds http://ideasandthoughts.org Learning stuff since 1964 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:09:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Making of Sharing: The Moral Imperative http://ideasandthoughts.org/2010/10/14/the-making-of-sharing-the-moral-imperative/ http://ideasandthoughts.org/2010/10/14/the-making-of-sharing-the-moral-imperative/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:38:48 +0000 Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/?p=1161 In case you missed it, I was privileged to provide the Pre-Conference Keynote for 2010 K12 Online Conference. You can watch it there and comment but I did want to share some insights on how I created the video. While it may not look like it, it took between 40-50 hours and I thought I'd [...]]]> In case you missed it, I was privileged to provide the Pre-Conference Keynote for 2010 K12 Online Conference. You can watch it there and comment but I did want to share some insights on how I created the video. While it may not look like it, it took between 40-50 hours and I thought I'd show you how I did it. 

 

And now you know.

]]> http://ideasandthoughts.org/2010/10/14/the-making-of-sharing-the-moral-imperative/feed/ 6 Palm Project http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/03/28/palm-project/ http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/03/28/palm-project/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:10:47 +0000 Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/03/28/palm-project/ I’ve been involved in a handheld computer project in our school division. It’s been exciting and interesting to observe this. The best part for me is that the teachers recognize the evolution that needs to take place. The realize that early success centers around efficiency and organization, what Alan November calls automating. They understand the [...]]]> I’ve been involved in a handheld computer project in our school division. It’s been exciting and interesting to observe this. The best part for me is that the teachers recognize the evolution that needs to take place. The realize that early success centers around efficiency and organization, what Alan November calls automating. They understand the real learning comes from informating.

There is a fundamental shift of control with informating. Relationships change, schedules change, the use of space changes, and, most importantly, responsibility shifts to the person who is closest to solving the problem….Automating reinforces the current relationship of control. Informating leads to empowerment. (xxi, Empowering Students with Technology, Alan November, 2001)

These teachers recognize, they are there, but they want to be. The handhelds are simply one tool that can lead them. The work of folks like Tony Vincent have proven that there is the potential of these tiny devices to support a shift in learning.

Have a look:

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]]> http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/03/28/palm-project/feed/ 2 Handhelds in the Classroom…Action Research Project http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/05/handhelds-in-the-classroomaction-research-project/ http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/05/handhelds-in-the-classroomaction-research-project/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2006 02:16:03 +0000 Dean Shareski http://ideasandthoughts.org/2006/11/05/handhelds-in-the-classroomaction-research-project/ I'm going to leading a project on using HandHelds in the classroom. It's a project grant I helped a grade 8 teacher apply for almost a year ago. It was just approved last week. The project is going to be highly experimental and certainly based on the action research model. We'll be relying on the [...]]]> I'm going to leading a project on using HandHelds in the classroom. It's a project grant I helped a grade 8 teacher apply for almost a year ago. It was just approved last week. The project is going to be highly experimental and certainly based on the action research model. We'll be relying on the work of various educators and case studies that will guide the project. It's likely that we will not have internet access with the handhelds. I'm wondering about the power of these tools without having access to the internet, especially in the light of this article via Mark Wagner. I watched this video and see other classrooms using it without access. 

How valuable a tool will these handhelds be without internet access? What advice would you have regarding this project?

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